There are 54,985 people with disability in the City of Greater Geelong.

This is about 22% of people.

The same number of men and women have disability.

About 54% of people over 64 years old have a disability.

Almost 3 in 4 people with disability in the City of Greater Geelong do not work.

Out of the people with disability who do work:

• about 13% work less than 38 hours a week

• about 11% work at least 38 hours a week.

This is much lower than people without disability.

17,726 people with disability in the City of Greater Geelong need help in their daily lives.

More than 1 in 4 people with disability have trouble finding and using:

• buildings
• services.

30,115 people older than 14 years old give unpaid support to:

• people with disability

• people with a long-term illness

• older people.

About 62% of carers are female.

Almost half of all carers have a disability.